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| Gumstix says its tiny ARM-Linux SBCs now support the OpenEmbedded (OE) build
| environment. In addition to pre-built Linux images, the company now offers
| a "gumstix-oe" collection of source files and bitbake recipes, for those
| wishing to use the open source cross-compilation environment.
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[url]http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4583974857.html[/url]

Dual-core ARM SoC clocks to 1.2GHz

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| The MV7x SoCs are supported by a reference design development platform,
| including software drivers, toolchain, and BSPs for Linux, VxWorks, and BSD.
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| EDC noted that some 40 percent of the survey's 500 respondents were targeting
| embedded Linux.
|
| [...]
|
| Also in the earlier reports, Andrews observed that the need for RTOS source
| code was "one of the reasons that proprietary RTOSes created in-house for a
| specific system have long been popular, and now it's a primary motivating
| factor in the adoption of Embedded Linux."
|
| The now completed survey results are said to include "expert analysis" from
| Ann Thryft, a 20-year industry veteran. The report includes chapters on
| platforms, processors, tools, languages, security, target devices, mobile
| development, and of course, Linux.
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[url]http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7613839836.html[/url]

Microsoft Worried Over Linux Dominance In Embedded Space

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| Renames its family of products to target the embedded market.
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[url]http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/26010/news.htm[/url]

Who's afraid of embedded Linux? Microsoft

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| ...Microsoft is fighting a losing battle here. It's like gravity.
| Eventually you just stop fighting and learn to accept it. Even Microsoft.
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